kane williamson suffered a knee injury in GT wins against the chennai super kings in season opener while attempting a catch on the boundary rope Although he saved couple of run, Awarkad landing on his right foot, ruled him out of that rest of the tournament
Mathew Wade is most clear replacement for Kane willamson. Mathew Wade can slot into the top order and he can be used as a powerplay hitter
despite the fact that kane willamson and david miller perfrom diffrent roles in a T20 team and the south african middle order batter might directly replace willamson in the playing 11 and He missed out on the season opener because he was on national duties
Sai sudarshan was first impact player used by the Gujarat titans, He also replaced kane willamson as a subsitute player in the first innings coming at number 3, he scored 17 of 22 balls in a run chase of 179 and His partnership with gill was important at that stage of the match
Sai Sudarshan is like to like replacement for kane willamson as Ashish Nehra stated importance of an anchor in the playing Xi and His presence can allow Gujarat to play an batsmen or bowler depending on the opposition and match conditions